The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-06-11


 portunity of calling some of these gen tlemen afterwards if it be necessary. It is my duty to see that the public time is not wasted. As it is now nearly ten minutes to four, shall ad- journ till tomorrow" And without waiting for further argument, his lordship hurried out of court, and the first days proceedings came to an end.
 The newspaper reports of the case caused the court to be crowded to suf- location on the second morning, when the spectators were rewarded by the appearance in the flesh of the heroic Guteschwindel, who went into the box and answered his calumniator by telling in detail the story of this dis covery. A very wonderful story it was. 1t filled two columns in the next days papers, and Silas F. Walker said it would have been dirt cheap at a hundred guineas a column. After Guteschwindel, the plaintiff began on what he called his "miraculous cures" One by one the quondam sufferers gave their testimony to the virtues of the great remedy. and might have been going on doing so till the long vacation-for Mir. Walker had hotel full of them in the Strand-but be- fore that limit was reached Mr. Justice Littleknapp again iDtervened.
 The trial had been going on in this way for two or three days, or more, when MT. Solomon Levy, proprietor of the Ndmmon, hurried into the room of MT. Hamilton Twigg, his manager and factotum. Mir. Lew had returned hastily from business ill the provinces and seemed a good deal ruff fled.
 "I say, Twigg, you have let that beggar, Fripp, steal q march on Us this time, confound you n' he cried.
 ''Not so sure about that" replied Twigg, coolly.
 ''l am though. Here he is, adver- Using himself day after day as the champion of financial integrity, and all the world listening. It'll be worth thousands to him."
 "Think SOP"
 Think SO! Have you seen the evi- dence Walker called yesterday about the circulation of the Speculotor? Here's a chap from the office who swears that they are doing thirty thousand per week; and then there are people who say that they have read the libel in all parts of the kingdom, not to mention America, and not a word of it contradicted 7"
 "l know. And what do you think it all means? believe that it's got up thing between Walker and Fripp."
 And deuced well got-up thing, too, if that's all. Why the - couldn't we have got it up ?"
 "Because think I know trick worth two of that ?"
 You. What do you mean?"
 Wait and see," was MT. Twigg's oracular response.
 MT. Levy had no alternative but to wait, and this is what he saw
 The Watha trial ran its course. Dr. Fripp made very good fight of it, and called good deal of evidence to show that the Great Indian Rem- edy was all humbug. But he was overmatched all along the line. The judge'summed up dead against him, the jury gave the plaintiff a verdict for 1000 pounds, and most people thought it was no more than Walker deserved.
 Before, however, this result was as- rived at, numerous creditors of Mir. Walker, perhaps anticipating his suc- cess, had become very pressing in their attentions. Among them was Mir. Solomon Levy, who held Walkers overdue acceptance Tor the sum of two hundred and forty three pounds, seventeen shillings and four pence for advertisements of the Great Indian Remedy in the columns of .Mamnaoa. Owing to the strain on his resources caused by the current expenses of the trial, Mr. Walker found himself quite unable to meet this demand. and was compelled to allow judgment to go against him by default. The result was that no sooner was the verdict de- livered i'll the Watha case than Dr. Fripp found himself served, at the in- stance of Mir. Levy, with that con- venient legal process known as a garnishee order. attaching in his hands the amount of the damages in satis- faction of Levy's judgement against Walker.
 This put Dr. Fripp ill fix. It was true that, in accordance with their original understanding, an agreement had been drawn up between himself and Walker providing for the costs of the action and whatever damages might be recovered. But to produce this document to the proprietor of NdmmOa was obviously fatal. Equally impossible was it to find the sum attached. In this dilemma. Dr. Fripp took the only course which would enable him to save his honor as